Alright, Pet?

About Alright, Pet?

Celebrity guests chat to specialist veterinary surgeon Rob Adams and Anne-Marie Wallace about the animals they share their lives with, and why their pets are so important to them. Rob offers veterinary advice to guests and listeners and talks through some of the more unusual surgeries he's carried out over the years in his role as a specialist surgeon. Whether your animal is a dog, cat, rabbit, hamster or snake, they are all welcome on Alright, pet? Our pets are our lifelines, our best friends, our constant companions – Alright, pet? is a lively celebration of our favourite animals and a source of advice and reassurance to pet owners. Anne-Marie Wallace and vet Rob Adams will bring a combination of fun stories about the quirky little things animals do to make us smile every day as well as be the podcast that people turn to when they need information and reliable advice about their pets. To contact the team simply email alrightpet@bbc.co.uk (mailto:alrightpet@bbc.co.uk)

Publisher

BBC Radio Ulster

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Aug 2021

Latest episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

24 of 52 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Hello Stud! A visit to the Irish Stud, celebrating 10 years of Rosie's Trust with Jimmy Nesbitt and Rob's smug updates from Oz!

   Hello Stud! A visit to the Irish Stud in County Kildare, celebrating 10 years of Rosie's Trust with Jimmy Nesbitt and Rob's smug updates from Oz! You can contact vet Rob Adams any time with your queries to alrightpet@bbc.co.uk.

2. 

   12 Jan 2026

   My lovely horse, pig, dog... singer Neil Hannon and his 130 pigs

   Divine Comedy singer Neil Hannon meets up with Anne-Marie to talk about his menagerie and what it's like living with 130 pigs. More tales from Vet Rob Adams in the land down under. You can contact vet Rob Adams any time with your queries to alrightpet@bbc.co.uk.

3. 

   7 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   G'day from Down Under and celebrating Guide Dogs NI 40th birthday

   Vet Rob has taken his stethoscope and scalpel to Australia and has exotic stories to tell. Anne-Marie helps Guide Dogs NI celebrate their 40th birthday. You can contact vet Rob Adams any time with your queries to alrightpet@bbc.co.uk

Inside a recent episode

Hello Stud! A visit to the Irish Stud, celebrating 10 years of Rosie's Trust with Jimmy Nesbitt and Rob's smug updates from Oz!

Published 20 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Hopefully we'll get to do it again in the next season. I certainly hope so. I am standing at a rather misty stormant building here in Belfast. I am heading towards the long gallery in Parliament buildings. The reason I'm doing this is because we're going in to celebrate 10 years of Rosie's trust. That's a big birthday 10 years and so we need to celebrate that. Rosie's trust was set up by a nurse called Brona O 'Neil who'd been helping a lot of people with cancer treatment and end of life care. And she wanted to stop people having to choose between receiving medical treatment or having to give up their pets. […]

Who has been a guest on Alright, Pet?

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ollie Pope
• Ciara Laverty
• Margo the Longdog
• Frank Skinner
• Lou Sanders

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

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Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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